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A photograph of a ceremony in a hall before a decorated shrine. A seated figure in orange-saffron cloth with a pink flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white-draped seat, smiling, with white sacred ash marks on the chest and arm. A man in a grey checked shirt bends forward and holds the seated figure's hand, while a photographer with a camera stands at the left edge and another man in white sits behind. Behind them is an ornate shrine with gilded deity murtis, garlands of white, pink and red flowers, and an orange-and-gold canopy. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, a probable identification based on orange robes, garland, gold necklace and sacred ash, so a person is set to in_person.

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May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered, with long swept-back dark hair, wearing layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, smiling warmly while holding the hands of a young man in a navy and grey striped polo shirt who stands before him, offering something. Behind them is an altar with two large ornate gold-and-silver deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and white flower garlands, and an orange cloth draped in front. A man on the far left holds a camera. Ash markings are visible on the seated figure's arms and shoulders, and a golden kalasha-style offering with garlands sits at the lower right. The scene appears to be a devotional darshan or ritual exchange.2006-05-21A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a pink flower garland and long swept-back dark hair sits on a white-draped cushioned seat in front of a decorated altar. Behind him are three gold-and-silver deity murti with floral garlands in white, pink, and green, and an orange cloth backdrop. A man in a white plaid shirt and khaki trousers kneels before him, holding his hands. The seated figure's bare chest and forearms bear white paste markings. A camera operator stands at the left edge. A gold-and-garland decorated kalasha sits in the lower right foreground. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long swept-back hair, pink garland, bare chest with white markings) receiving a devotee's hands at an altar, consistent with a puja or darshan setting.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes wearing a long pink and white flower garland, with a red bindi and bare shoulders marked with white paste. He sits on a white cushioned seat before a decorated backdrop with gold deity figures, pink and white flower garlands and orange drapery. A man in a white kurta kneels before him with his hands held together in greeting, and a dark-clothed cameraman stands at left beside a microphone stand. Brass vessels and a garland of marigolds sit in the lower right corner. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and distinctive ornate gold jewellery, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), seated in a puja setting as the central figure receiving devotion.2006-05-21